Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced the appointment on Tuesday following discussions with the country's political parties on the formation of a new government.

If approved by parliament, 46-year-old Ciolos is expected to put together a broadly backed government of technocrats with a limited mandate of one year. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for December 2016.

"I see a government of technocrats as the solution for now," Iohannis told reporters in Bucharest. "Political parties have agreed with this idea. I am convinced it is the right path for a year (until the election)."

Following the tragedy, President Iohannis has said nobody would have died if fire regulations had been respected. The nightclub's three owners have since been detained, prosecutors have raided the district town hall and officials have questioned the local police chief over how the venue was allowed to operate with only one exit.